An open API and some level of service that is free are the main features I would expect to see in a web 2.0 storage company. Only four of the thirteen companies reviewed at Techcrunch offer an API.
Box.net – currently $24.99/1yr/1Gb (the chart indicates a free 1Gb, however that is after a relaunch in a few weeks)
Omnidrive - apparently the best according to many past Techcruch articles about the service. However I signed up for their early bird beta months ago with no response. Perhaps they are trying to incorporate too many features before a public release?
Openomy - API, free, available today. Limited in some of the features on the chart, but I think it has lots of potential.
Strongspace – $8/1mo/4Gb, no basic service that is free.
I guess it all depends on what your purpose for online storage is. Perhaps mine is different than yours. I dont see online storage as backup software but as my harddrive online. Ideally, I would like the ability to upload pictures, then let services like flickr (tagging, sharing), riya (auto tagging), shutterfly (printing) take over on the features. Or upload documents, but then access them from Writely, or some other online editor. My content stays in my online harddrive, not in the third party applications, and I control what applications have access. Hopefully this sort of architecture where it makes sense will free me from any one service, while giving me the features of them all. Regardless, Openomy provides all of the functionality needed to do this today, for free. Awesome work!
